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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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