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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education