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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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