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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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