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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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