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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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