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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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