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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)