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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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