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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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