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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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