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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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