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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)