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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the 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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