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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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