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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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