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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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