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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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