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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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