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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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