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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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