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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today 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 organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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