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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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