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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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