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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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