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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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