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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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