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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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