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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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