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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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