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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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