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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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