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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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