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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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