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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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