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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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