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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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