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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly 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 gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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