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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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