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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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