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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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