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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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