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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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