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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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