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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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