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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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