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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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