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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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