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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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