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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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