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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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