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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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