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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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