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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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