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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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