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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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