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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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