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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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