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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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