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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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