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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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