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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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