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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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