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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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