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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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