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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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