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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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