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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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