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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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