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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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