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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education