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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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