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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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