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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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