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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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