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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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