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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with 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 organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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