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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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