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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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