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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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