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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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