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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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