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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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