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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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