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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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