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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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