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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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