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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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