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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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