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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-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 teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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