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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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