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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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