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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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