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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever 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 we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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