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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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