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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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