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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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