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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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