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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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