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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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