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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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