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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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