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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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