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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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