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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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