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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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