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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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