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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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