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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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