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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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