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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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