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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. 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 education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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