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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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