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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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