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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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