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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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