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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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