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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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