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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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