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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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