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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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