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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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