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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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