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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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