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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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