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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive 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 stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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