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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because 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 educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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