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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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