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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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