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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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