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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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