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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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