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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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