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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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