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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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