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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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