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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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