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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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