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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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