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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the 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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