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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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