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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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