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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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