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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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