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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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