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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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