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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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