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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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