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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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