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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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