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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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