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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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