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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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