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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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