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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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