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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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