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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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