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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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