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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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