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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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