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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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