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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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