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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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