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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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