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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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