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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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