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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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