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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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