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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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