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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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