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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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