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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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