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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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