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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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