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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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