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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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