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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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