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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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