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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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