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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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