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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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