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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to 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 institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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