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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources