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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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