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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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