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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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