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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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