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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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