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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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