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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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