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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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