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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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