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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 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 teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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