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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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