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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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