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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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