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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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