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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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