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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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