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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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