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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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