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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes 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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