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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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