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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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