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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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