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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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