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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. 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 participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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