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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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