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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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