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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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