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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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