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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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