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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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