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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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