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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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