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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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