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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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