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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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