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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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