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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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