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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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