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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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