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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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