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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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