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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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