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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches 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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