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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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