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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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