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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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