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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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