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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational 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 new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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