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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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