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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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