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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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