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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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