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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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