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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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