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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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