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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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