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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today 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 ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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