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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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