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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key 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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