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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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