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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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