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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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