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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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