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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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