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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because 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 institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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