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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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