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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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