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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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