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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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