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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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