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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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