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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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