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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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