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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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