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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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