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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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