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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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