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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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