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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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