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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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