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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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