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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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