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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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