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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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