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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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