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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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