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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider 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 organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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