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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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