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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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