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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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