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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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