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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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