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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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