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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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