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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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