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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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