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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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