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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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