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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)