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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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