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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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