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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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