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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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