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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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