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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing 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 stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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