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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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