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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. 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 participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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