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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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