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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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