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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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