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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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