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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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