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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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