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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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