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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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