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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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