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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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