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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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