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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving 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 passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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