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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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