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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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