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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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