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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate 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 digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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