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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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