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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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