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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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