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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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