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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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