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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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