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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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