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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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