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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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