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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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