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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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