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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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