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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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