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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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