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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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