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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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