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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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