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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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