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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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