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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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