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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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