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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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