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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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