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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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