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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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