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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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