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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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