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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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