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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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