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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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