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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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