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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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