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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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