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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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