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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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