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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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