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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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