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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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