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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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