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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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