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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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