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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses 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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