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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. 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 stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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