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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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