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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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