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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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