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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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