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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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