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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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