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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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