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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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