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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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