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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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