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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines 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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