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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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