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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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