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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines 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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