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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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