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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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