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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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