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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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