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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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