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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 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 we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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