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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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