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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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