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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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