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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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