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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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