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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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