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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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