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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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