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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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