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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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