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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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