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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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