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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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