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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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