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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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