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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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