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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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