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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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