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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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