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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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