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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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