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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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