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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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