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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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