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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online 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 quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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