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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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