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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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