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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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