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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that 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 describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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