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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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