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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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