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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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