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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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