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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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