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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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