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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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