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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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