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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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