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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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