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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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