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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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