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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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