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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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