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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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