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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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