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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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