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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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