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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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