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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not 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 topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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