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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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