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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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