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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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