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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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