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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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