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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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