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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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