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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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