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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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