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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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