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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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