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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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