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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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