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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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