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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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