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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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