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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education 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 control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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