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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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