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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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