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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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