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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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