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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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