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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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