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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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