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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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