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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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