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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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