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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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