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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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