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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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