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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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