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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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