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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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