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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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