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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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