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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because 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 certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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