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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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