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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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