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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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