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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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