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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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