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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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