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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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