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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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