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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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