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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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