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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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