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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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