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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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