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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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