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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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