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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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