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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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