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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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