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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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