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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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