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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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