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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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