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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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