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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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