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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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