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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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