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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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