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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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