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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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