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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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