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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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