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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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