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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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