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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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