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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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