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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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