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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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