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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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