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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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