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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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