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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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