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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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