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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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