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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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