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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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