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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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