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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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