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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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