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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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