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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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