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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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