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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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