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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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