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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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