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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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