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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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