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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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 generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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