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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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